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Posted on 09/01/2004 10:14:43 AM PDT by kristinn
A horde of the pink unwashed descended on Fox News' headquarters in New York City yesterday afternoon to hold a "Shut-up-athon" against the number one cable news outlet in America.
Led by Code Pink, the leftist feminist group founded to oppose the war on Iraq, about a thousand demonstrators filled the sidewalk in front of Fox's building on 6th Avenue at 48th Street.
Police were everywhere to keep order, which they did with great success.
FReepers Coleus, Laserlock, ELS, Trueblackman, kristinn and two lurkers held a counter-demonstration there to support Fox News and to educate the public about Code Pink's red roots.
Several of our signs had messages praising Fox as "fair and balanced" which, of course, drove the leftists batty.
The signs about Code Pink were: "CODE PINK (Heart) FIDEL CASTRO, CODE PINK HATES AMERICA (both on hot pink sign board,) and COMMIE RED + SURRENDER WHITE = CODE PINK.
As soon as we set up around the corner from the protesters, they started coming over to argue with us. Most of them wanted to know what we had against communism. They argued that Marxism hadn't really been tried before, blah, blah, blah. What a bunch of headache carriers.
The cops kept an eye on us as some of the leftists looked they were ready to explode at us. Fortunately they calmed down and went back to the main protest.
Brian Kilmead of Fox & Friends stopped by for a quick chat and a photo with us on his way in.
The National Lawyers Guild green hats shadowed us for most of the time, taking notes on what we did and what our signs said.
After awhile the cops closed the sidewalk and herded everyone, including us, into a pen in front of the Fox building. We stood on the edge of the pen and faced outward, away from the leftists, and held our signs up for passersby, etc.
Code Pink's Gael Murphy, who was acting as their legal liason with the police, approached ELS and urged her to hold her sign higher so the FR URL at the bottom could be seen better from behind the fencing.
Medea Benjamin, Code Pink's most famous actor, arrived late and donned a ridiculous pink tiara. She came around and faced us so she could read our signs. I told her she was failing. That despite her efforts Saddam was overthrown and our troops' morale was still high. I added an encouraging thought for her, reminding her that at least Fidel is still in power.
Jodie Evans, founder of Code Pink, approached ELS and grasped her sign with one hand demanding to know why we were using the name of her group on our signs. I told her to take her hand off the sign, which she immediately did.
She complained about the messages on our signs about Code Pink. We argued they were truthful and presented our case to her. She finally said, "We have nothing against communism."
I thanked her for her honesty.
Another woman, wearing a socialist t-shirt, praised the Fidel Castro sign. She was very happy to see someone so boldly proclaim Code Pink's leftism until I informed her I was on the other side and the sign was not meant as a compliment.
Protesting inside the pen wasn't so bad after a while. The crowd thinned out some and the cops were a constant presence. We didn't see it when Medea was arrested for using a bullhorn, but we did see her get plenty of other warnings earlier for blocking the sidewalk.
Laserlock, Coleus, ELS, Trueblackman and the lurkers all performed bravely yesterday. Vastly outnumbered, they held their own admirably.
When we were on the 48th St. side, before the police herded us into the pen, a woman came up to me after seeing the hot pink sign I was holding and said, "I'm glad to find you, there aren't many wearing pink." I pointed to the group on 6th Ave. and told her that was where Code Pink was. She still didn't get it that we weren't part of Code Pink and continued to stand near us. I didn't have the heart to tell her explicitly that we were countering their protest.
She probably couldn't even read your sign.
wow! I may break down and subscribe to Dishnet after all...
Let's see, Ann Coulter, Laurie Dhue, and now this attractive woman is there?
but then I remember they have Susan Estrich on a lot and then I just feel queasy(from a couple years ago when I had it)
guess I'll just hang out here and keep my lunch down where it belongs
No way these protesters are Commie's, really. So John Kerry while he was a leader of VVAW the group took money, support, direction form Communists here and overseas. And now the Communists are supporting Kerry.
Well read my tagline.
Code Pink: the Left's Freak Parade on display for all to see
Of course not, dear. Your OUTFIT doesn't make your belly look flabby. Your FAT GUT makes your belly look flabby.
-- "Please, ma'am, you're scaring the horses!"
She is one nasty lookin' broad.
My dogs are terrified of her. They think she's going to unhinge her jaw and swallow them.
YYYYYYeeeeeessssss! Right on! Good job!
No, darling, the dozen Krispy Kremes you had this morning did that.
So, in other words, then: they were just quoting directly from the Democratic Party platform...? :)
WOW! sometimes, abortions live.
Y'all did good, as usual!
There was an NYCLU person blocking the protesters' view of us on Saturday as we protested the protesters at the Brooklyn Bridge. I asked her to move. She said, "The press is blocking you too." I pointed out that whereas they were taking our pictures to give us even more exposure, she wasn't, and she was supposed to be there to protect our right to protest. She didn't give me the satisfaction of agreeing with me, but later she did move out of the way.
Huhhhhh?????
Commie Red + Surrender White = Code Pink
GREAT sign!!! LOL ;-D
nutmeg & zelig
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As a friend and I left the Garden last night and took the D train up to the Sheraton, there was one of these creeps from the Fox demonstration on the train. She was just pathetic. She actually thought some of the mainstream media were not biased. NPR and CNN were the examples she gave. We just let her talk, because she just wanted to hear herself talk anyway--she wasn't at all interested in anything we might have to say.
As we left the train, she said, "I hope you have a nice time here." Sure, convention-goers from out of town take the D train late at night instead of their Peter Pan buses. That's how clueless she was.
Kristinn--excellent job and report. Thank you for coming to NYC to do battle with the great unwashed.
Coleus--you made us Jersey Freepers proud!
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